Arguing that President Obama's health care law was designed to fix an intractable national problem of exploding costs during a crisis, the administration submitted its opening brief to the Supreme Court Friday defending the law as both necessary and constitutional.

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Without the premiums coming in from all people now forced into the system, the law collapses.

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Another issue before the court in this case is how to punish people who don't obtain insurance. The law says people are to be penalized for non-participation. Opponents say there is no justification for such a penalty. They wonder how else could the government punish citizens

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